Archives

Entertainment

• Seinfeld - The early seasons of Seinfeld - are these episodes evidence of a Sitcom finding its stride, or a prologue to the lives of the four people that surrendered to a life about nothing?
• Clockwork Orange - My wife and I review the movie Clockwork Orange .
• Eyes Wide Shut - My wife and I review the movie Eyes Wide Shut .
• Full Metal Jacket - My wife and I review the movie Full Metal Jacket .
• Uhh Yeah Dude - A long overdue written tribute to my favorite podcast.

Loved Ones

• Jane - I interview my mother, Jane Recker.
• Noah - A tender look back on the life of the best little brother I’ve ever had - my dog Noah.

Essays

• Our New Sid Meier’s Civilization Inspired Budget - My wife and I were inspired by Sid Meier’s Civilization to look at our finances differently. Here is our new system. Featured in lifehacker .
• Linux - Let’s talk about Linux. Where did it come from? What can it do for you? How long does your beard need to grow before you can get it to work?
• The Selenium Bus Pass - A brief tutorial of my new favorite Selenium script.

Places

• San Francisco - My company sent me on a trip to San Francisco.
• Rockford - Farewell, Rockford. It was a pleasure being your citizen for two years.

Guest Posts

• Anxiety - Hoping to inspire a new attitude toward medication and mental health, my wife bravely shares her personal journey of discovering her anxiety disorder.
• My Corgi - My wife takes the blogging soapbox from me this week as my very first guest writer. She reflects on the top five lessons she has learned in owning a dog.